Four more new species of Microchirita (Gesneriaceae: Didymocarpoideae) from Thailand

Authors

  • David Middleton Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverlieth Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, Scotland, U.K.; Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Road, 259569 Singapore.
  • Naiyana Tetsana Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61 Phahonyothin Road, Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Pachok Puudja Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61 Phahonyothin Road, Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Theerawat Thananthaisong Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61 Phahonyothin Road, Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Kunanon Daonurai Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61 Phahonyothin Road, Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Kerkwit Poompayak Protected Area Regional Office 1 (Saraburi branch), 199/9 Moo 7, Na Phra Lan Subdistrict, Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Saraburi 18240, Thailand.
  • Somran Suddee Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61 Phahonyothin Road, Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2024.52.2.11

Keywords:

endemic, karst limestone, Microchirita purpurea, M. tubulosa, taxonomy

Abstract

Four new species of Microchirita (Gesneriaceae) from Thailand are described: Microchirita orothaiae, M. puglisiae, M. radiata and M. simia. With the addition of these species, 41 species are now recorded for Thailand.

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Puglisi, C., Middleton, D.J. & Suddee, S. (2016). Four new species of Microchirita (Gesneriaceae) from Thailand. Kew Bulletin 71-2: 1–7. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12225-016-9614-0

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Published

2024-10-08

How to Cite

Middleton, D., Tetsana, N., Puudja, P., Thananthaisong, T., Daonurai, K., Poompayak, K., & Suddee, S. (2024). Four more new species of Microchirita (Gesneriaceae: Didymocarpoideae) from Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), 52(2), 80–88. https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2024.52.2.11

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Vol. 52 No. 2 (2024)

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